Anyone who counts on St James' Park for volatility must be a little disappointed. An unbeaten Newcastle United are fourth and, for the moment, the club has in Alan Pardew a manager surely enjoying a small sense of security. All the same, Tottenham would have 15 points too, if they won their game in hand. An away fixture of this sort will help to indicate the prospects of Harry Redknapp's side finishing in the top four this season. It remains to be seen if they can score enough goals on their travels – Emmanuel Adebayor's fitness may be crucial. Kevin McCarra
Venue St James' Park, Sunday 4pm
Tickets £34-61 (0844 372 1892)
Last season Newcastle 1 Tottenham 1
Referee Lee Probert
This season's matches 3 Y7, R0, 2.33 cards per game
Odds Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham 6-4 Draw 5-2
Newcastle
Subs from Harper, R Taylor, Ferguson, Abeid, Gosling, Guthrie, Lovenkrands, Ben Arfa, Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi, Shola Ameobi, Perch
Doubtful Sammy Ameobi (hamstring), Guthrie (groin)
Injured Smith (hamstring, 22 Oct), Vuckic (broken hand, Nov), Williamson (broken arm, Nov)
Suspended None
Form guide WWDDWW
Disciplinary record Y14 R0
Leading scorer Ba 4
Tottenham
Subs from Cudicini, Gomes, Bassong, Rose, Livermore, Townsend, Pienaar, Sandro, Giovani, Pavlyuchenko, Adebayor
Doubtful Adebayor (hamstring), King (knee), Lennon (groin), Van der Vaart (hamstring), Sandro (calf)
Injured Corluka (foot, 22 Oct), Gallas (calf, 26 Oct), Dawson (achilles, Nov), Kranjcar (thigh, Nov), Huddlestone (ankle, Jan)
Suspended None
Form guide WWWWLL
Disciplinary record Y10 R0
Leading scorer Adebayor 3
Match pointers
• This is the first time since August 1997 that Newcastle have gone 10 games without defeat in the Premier League
• Tottenham have scored one goal in each of their last six league visits to Newcastle
• Demba Ba has scored 11 goals from a total of 14 starts at West Ham and Newcastle
• Gareth Bale has had 22 shots and scored one goal – the worst ratio in the division
• On only two previous occasions (in 1995-96 and 1900-01) have Newcastle conceded fewer goals in their first seven games of a top-flight season
